Sophos Named a Visionary for Enterprise Network Firewalls by Gartner in the 2017 Magic Quadrant Report

OXFORD, United Kingdom, July 20, 2017 -- Sophos (LSE:SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security today announced that it has been named as a Visionary by Gartner, Inc.’s July 10, 2017, "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls.” This is the first year that Sophos has been placed in the “Visionaries” quadrant of this report.

“We believe that the placement of Sophos as a Visionary in the Enterprise Network Firewall Magic Quadrant recognizes the recent innovation in our XG Firewall series, the enhanced synchronized security capabilities and our strong roadmap for the future, and also reflects our growing market share in this highly competitive market,” commented Dan Schiappa, senior vice president and general manager of the Network and Enduser Security groups at Sophos. “The network security market has undergone significant development in the past three years; ‘next-generation’ is now the only generation of enterprise firewall that can protect against today’s sophisticated attacks. Sophos continues to invest heavily in the development of its next-generation portfolio of highly effective security products that are simple to deploy, use, and manage. Organizations of all sizes need solutions that offer the highest levels of protection and value for money, and the growth of our network security business demonstrates that we are delivering products that meet those needs.”

In Sophos’ fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, reported billings for the network security business grew 17.8 percent to $319.1million. For the same period, the UTM and next-generation firewall (NGFW) business represented approximately half of Sophos billings worldwide.

To download a complimentary copy of the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls report, visit the Sophos website here.

The Sophos XG Firewall is available on-premise as a hardware appliance or for all the major virtualization platforms, and through the Microsoft Azure marketplace for securing infrastructure-as-a-service deployments in the cloud. Available models range from a desktop appliance with integrated Wi-Fi to rack-mount appliances that are purpose built for the data center. Pricing is available from authorized Sophos partners worldwide.

For additional information on Sophos next-generation firewall solutions, please visit https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/next-gen-firewall.aspx.

For additional information on Sophos next-generation firewall solutions, please visit https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/next-gen-firewall.aspx. 

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About Sophos
Sophos is a leader in next-generation endpoint and network security, and as the pioneer of synchronized security develops its innovative portfolio of endpoint, network, encryption, web, email and mobile security solutions to work better together. More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos solutions as the best protection against sophisticated threats and data loss. Sophos products are exclusively available through a global channel of more than 26,000 registered partners. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, UK and is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "SOPH." More information is available at www.sophos.com.

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